Acetic Acid → 5H-Dibenzo(a,d)cycloheptene-2-acetic acid, alpha-methyl-5-oxo-

HRID 1576187Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1576187 reaction equation
C1CO[C:3]2([C:9]3[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]([CH:14]([CH3:18])[C:15](N)=[O:16])=[CH:13][C:8]=3[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]3[CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=[CH:22][C:4]2=3)[O:2]1.Cl.C(O)(=[O:28])C>>[CH:13]1[C:8]2[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]3[CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=[CH:22][C:4]=3[C:3](=[O:2])[C:9]=2[CH:10]=[CH:11][C:12]=1[CH:14]([CH3:18])[C:15]([OH:16])=[O:28]

Participants

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Reactant 3

HCID 176Acetic AcidHCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 214030982-(5,5-ethylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)propionamide

Product 1

HCID 1739105H-Dibenzo(a,d)cycloheptene-2-acetic acid, alpha-methyl-5-oxo-Yield 70%

Procedure

11.0 Gm. of 2-(5,5-ethylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)propionamide is refluxed for 2 hours in 70 ml. of acetic acid and 105 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is cooled and diluted, then extracted with ether. The ethereal solution is extracted with aqueous sodium carbonate and the extract acidified and extracted with ethyl acetate to afford a 70% yield of 2-(5H-dibenzo[a,d] cyclohepten-5-on-2-yl)propionic acid., m.p. (chloroform-hexane) 138°-139°C.; m.p. (acetone-hexane) 113°-115°C. Use of 2-(5,5-ethylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)acetamide gives a similar yield of 2-(5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-on-2-yl)acetic acid, m.p. (acetone-hexane) 148°-149.5°C.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe mixture is cooled
  2. additiondiluted
  3. extractionextracted with ether
  4. extractionThe ethereal solution is extracted with aqueous sodium carbonate
  5. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fd87f389a8964a9ebde347dff5a38673
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_09
Patent number
US03979430

Reaction notes

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